About Lesa's Book Critiques
| I have been a library manager/administrator for over 30 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana. Library Journal Mystery Reviewer of the Year 2018. 2022 Raven Award recipient from Mystery Writers of America. Recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award from Bouchercon Board. Winner of the 2011 Arizona Library Association Outstanding Library Service Award. I am a mystery columnist for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal, and ReadertoReader.com. Author of the “Mystery Fiction” chapter in Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (7th ed.) Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Spinetingler Awards for Best Reviewer. |
Recent Posts
Of Manners and Murder by Anastasia Hastings
It seems this is the season for "Agony Aunt" mysteries. Although Mary Winters' March release, Murder in Postscript is set twenty years earlier than Anastasia Hastings' Of Manners and Murder, both books feature young women tasked with writing advice columns in...
Winners and a January Releases Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Lisa W. of Akron, IN won Bayou Book Thief. Sandie H. from Sarasota, FL won Bookclubbed to Death. The books will go out as soon as possible. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries that were released in January....
What Are You Reading?
I know Texas has been iced in. We've been iced in here in Evansville. The library was closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, but it's back to work today. However, I'll be in and out today because I have a dentist appointment in the late morning. If you have to travel, or...